accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
right under; directly below
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
bow (of boat); prow; stem
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
war; battle; match; game; competition
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
both armies; both teams; both sides
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
several shots; several blows
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
pointing out; identification
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
though; even if; whether ... or ...
escort vessel; destroyer (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
have a pain in one's chest
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
the way back; the way home; return trip
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
wise saying; famous saying
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)